Category: City Happenings

We occasionally see stories of citizens requesting new/adjusted resources to make voting easier. Some UWGB college students have said that current options hinder the ability of young Americans to express their right to vote. A number of years ago, there was also an effort to bring a polling location to the St. Norbert College campus to make it more convenient

At our last city council meeting on Nov 21, 2017, we passed the 2018 budget, which includes a local vehicle registration fee (aka “wheel tax”) for the first time. There are differing opinions about if a wheel tax is a good idea, and I’ve been against it in the past. In this video, I answer several questions that I’ve received

A constituent asked me this week about overnight parking on city streets. Since we recently made some changes to De Pere’s parking ordinance, I figure I’d explain the rules. Parking is not allowed on city streets between 2am and 5am, Monday through Friday. That’s the general rule, all year (nothing special for winter). This means that you can park on

In matters related to the city, I’ve touched on religion and my faith once or twice in the past. When I do that, it’s not my intent to push my faith on anyone. Rather, it’s part of my mission to make sure that as I talk about issues that affect our community, I also reflect back to you a bit

Tonight, I attended the De Pere mayoral candidate forum at the Kress Family Library, hosted by the League of Women Voters. Mayor Mike Walsh and former assistant fire chief Jim Stupka answered questions submitted by attendees. Adam Rodewald, a government reporter from the Green Bay Press-Gazette, was in attendance and live-tweeted. Of course his tweets are no more than 140

It was announced last week that Jim and Miriam Mulva will build a cultural center in downtown De Pere. It’ll be located on the 1.3 acre parcel on the southeast side of the roundabout near the Claude Allouez bridge. It’s planned to be a 2-3 story building, a project of about $7 – $9 million. As we drive through our